ONTD_Political: GET THE POPCORN! All 49 minutes of Romney remarks at fundraiser
Feministing: Reactions of Mitt Romney’s 47 percent write-off, in GIFS *snerk* Yeah. That.

Bloomberg: Pennsylvania Court Sets Aside Voter-ID Ruling For Review
Voting Wars: PA Voter ID Law May Be Tossed, But Rove's Donors Stay Secret

Alternet: It's Alive! Occupy Actions Across the Country Show the Movement's Impact
Alternet: Shocking Videos of Police Brutality at Yesterday's OWS Demonstrations
TheNation: More Than 180 Arrested on Occupy Wall Street's First Anniversary

NYTimes: In ‘Obesity Paradox,’ Thinner May Mean Sicker
In study after study, overweight and moderately obese patients with certain chronic diseases often live longer and fare better than normal-weight patients with the same ailments. The accumulation of evidence is inspiring some experts to re-examine long-held assumptions about the association between body fat and disease.

Alternet: Jon Stewart, Bill O'Reilly to Duke it Out on Pay Per View -- Hmmm. I think that's probably worth $4.95

Skepchick: Cindy and Alvin’s Deep Sea Adventure?

MotherJones: George Takei, the Best Driver in the Galaxy
The man who played Mr. Sulu on "Star Trek" talks about stereotypes, William Shatner's gaydar fail, and his new musical on the Japanese internment.

Bilerico: DC Launches New Ad Campaign for Trans Rights & Respect

Salon: Sins of a "Good Mormon Boy"
Each year, the church asked me the same question: "Do you touch yourself?" Each year I lied, and hated myself more.

RHRealityCheck: Vaginas Are Sperm Depositories and Other Scary Things About the State of New York's Sex Ed Curricula

ThinkProgress: After An Offensive Fashion Show, Paul Frank Provides A Model For Corporate Response

Care2: Good News Bisexuals: You’re No Longer a Dirty Word

Care2: Dispatches From The War On Women: Red-Taping Abortion Clinics Out Of Existence

Douglas Adams and Jim Henson tried to develop a TV special about the Muppet Institute of Technology (also check out the first comment for info about a previously lost Monty Python/Douglas Adams project)

IO9: 12 Zombie Movies that Root for the Zombies -- Fido and Homecoming. Oh yes.

A geyser sprays water vapor from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Killer whales need their mamas to look after them… even as adults

A study from the Congressional Research Service -- the non-partisan research office for Congress -- shows that "there is little evidence over the past 65 years that tax cuts for the highest earners are associated with savings, investment or productivity growth."
In fact, the study found that higher tax rates for the wealthy are statistically associated with higher levels of growth.

Who says #occupy can’t be funny? Not Nato Green

Charities Deceive Donors Unaware Money Goes to a Telemarketer -- reminds me of my level of disgust at the one week I worked as an MDA telemarketer. We were required to lie on several major points, and encouraged to pressure people in nasty ways. I sucked at it, since I flat-out refused to do most of those things. Only job I ever got fired from.

The Distress of the Privileged
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